Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 497, Sec. 43. (SB 1526) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 3686.
A naturopathic doctor certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance shall do both of the following:
(a)Maintain current certification in neonatal resuscitation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(b)File with the board a written plan for the following:
(1)Consultation with other health care providers.
(2)Supervision by a licensed physician and surgeon who has current practice or training in obstetrics to assist a woman in childbirth so long as progress meets criteria accepted as normal. The plan
shall provide that all complications shall be referred to a physician and surgeon immediately.
(3)Emergency transfer and transport of an infant or a maternity patient, or both, to an appropriate health care facility, and access to neonatal intensive care units and obstetrical units or other patient care areas.
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